Stupid Cancer Inc

Analysis

Stupid Cancer Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Stupid Cancer Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.4m (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Stupid Cancer Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ronald McDonald House New Mexico ($1.4m), Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc ($1.4m) and Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $375k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $168k, net assets of $2.4m.